Review: Toppers White Chocolate Raspberry Rhum
Toppers White Chocolate Raspberry Rhum is one of six handcrafted rhums produced on the island of St Maarten at the Toppers Distillery. Rhum is the French spelling of rum. The other Toppers rhums include Coconut, Spiced, Mocha Mama, Banana Vanilla Cinnamon, and Caribbean White. These rhums are based on recipes Melanie Daboul has been perfecting since 1994. Each Toppers Rhum is handmade with natural ingredients and hand bottled in St Maarten. Read more
Review: Bacardi Raspberry Rum
Bacardi Raspberry Rum was just introduced along with their Grapefruit flavored rum. If you thought Bacardi already had a raspberry flavored rum, you are correct. They had two previous raspberry flavors, Bacardi Razz, and Bacardi Black Razz. These flavors along with their Big Apple, Grand Melon, Rock Coconut, Artic Grape, and Peach Red have all been dropped as Bacardi has reduced it’s flavored rum offerings from 17 to 10 flavors. In creating Bacardi Raspberry they start with molasses and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi. After fermenting for 30 hours in closed fermentation tanks the fermented molasses is split, with some column distilled and some beer distilled. Each is aged separately in charred American white oak barrels previously used to age bourbon. Once mature the rums are blended and filtered through a mix of charcoal made from tropical woods and coconut shells. Natural citrus raspberry flavors are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Bacardi Razz Rum
Bacardi Razz Rum was introduced in 2003. Bacardi also launched their Coco and Vanilla flavors that year, but have since discontinued their vanilla flavor. Razz is one of 15 flavored rums they create in Puerto Rico. It is made with molasses and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi. Bacardi ages their rum in lightly charred American white oak barrels before being filtered through a mix of charcoal made from tropical woods and coconut shells before being infused with natural raspberry flavor. Read more
Review: Bacardi Black Razz Rum
Bacardi Black Razz rum was introduced in June 2012 in a temperature activated bottle. The berry on the label turns red when cold. It is one of 15 flavored rums they create in Puerto Rico. It is made with molasses and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi. Bacardi ages their rum in lightly charred American white oak barrels before being filtered through a mix of charcoal made from tropical woods and coconut shells before being infused with natural raspberry and black sapote. Black sapote is native to Mexico and Guatemala. It is a member of the persimmon family and is nick named a chocolate putting fruit. It is green in color and looks similar to a green tomato. Read more
Review: Cruzan Raspberry Rum
Cruzan Raspberry rum is one of the thirteen flavors Cruzan creates in St. Croix with tropical rainwater and high quality molasses using a five column distillation process. They then remove the fusel oils, a by-product of alcohol production commonly blamed for everything from hangovers to the burn you feel swallowing most other flavored rums, before natural raspberry flavor is added. Read more